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Montgomery County special operations team reviews trainings, flood responses and state swift‑water proposal
Summary
The county Special Operations Team reported recent rope and rescue trainings, deployments for localized flooding and a mountain hiker rescue, and said a state offer to form a Type 3 swift‑water team would require more local work before committing to a joint team.
Montgomery County’s Special Operations Team reported recent trainings and flood responses and said it will continue discussions with state officials about joining a proposed state Type 3 swift‑water team but is not ready to commit.
The Special Operations Team gave the update at the commission’s August meeting, describing a low‑angle rope training session on Aug. 3, several flood responses in Plum Creek and Walton, and a multi‑agency extraction of an injured hiker at Allegheny Springs.
The update matters because the…
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